diff --git a/cli/src/args.rs b/cli/src/args.rs
index d1c2ebb..c4d3e31 100644
--- a/cli/src/args.rs
+++ b/cli/src/args.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn get_args(tagged_filterer: bool) -> Result<ArgMatches<'static>> {
 			.long("kill"))
 		.arg(Arg::with_name("debounce")
 			.help_heading(Some(OPTSET_BEHAVIOUR))
-			.help("Set the timeout between detected change and command execution, defaults to 100ms")
+			.help("Set the timeout between detected change and command execution, defaults to 50ms")
 			.takes_value(true)
 			.value_name("milliseconds")
 			.short("d")
diff --git a/cli/src/config/runtime.rs b/cli/src/config/runtime.rs
index f98ac2e..f287797 100644
--- a/cli/src/config/runtime.rs
+++ b/cli/src/config/runtime.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn runtime(args: &ArgMatches<'static>) -> Result<RuntimeConfig> {
 
 	config.action_throttle(Duration::from_millis(
 		args.value_of("debounce")
-			.unwrap_or("100")
+			.unwrap_or("50")
 			.parse()
 			.into_diagnostic()?,
 	));